MAG Cincinnati Introduces Industry's Highest Output Horizontal 5-axis Profiler for Aluminum Aerospace Components. New HyperMach H4000 features high-performance simultaneous 5-axis contouring, 2 x 4 meter part capacity, cell-ready design, and ergonomics. (14398)
MAG Cincinnati clears the table and collects all the chips in high-value aluminum machining, introducing industry's highest output 5-axis horizontal machining center for clean, contained cutting of parts up to 2 x 4 meters. Designed especially for high-throughput, precision machining of next-generation aircraft components, the new HyperMach H4000 adapts proven modular components from the company's advanced high-speed vertical profiler family.

Project Explores using NASA Earth Science Data for Enhanced Utility Load Forecasting. Battelle Leads Project That Applies Weather-Related Data to Energy Usage (14263)
Columbus, OH—NASA and Battelle plan to reduce consumers spending on their electric and gas bills. Using high-tech data made available from America’s space agency, Battelle will help utility companies better predict when energy supplies will be needed.

Thayer Scale Introduces the MWF-OS Sanitary Open Construction Weigh Belt Feeder (14250)
Thayer Scale, developer of continuous weighing and feeding equipment, introduces the new MWF-OS Sanitary Open Construction Weigh Belt Feeder for processing of snack food, cereal, pasta, pet food and any other application where hygiene and ease of cleaning is important. The MWF-OS can provide either a “closed loop” gravimetric control of material feed rate or an “open loop” control for precise convey rate output and totalization of an uncontrolled or intermittent material supply.

Laboratory Accreditation Bureau Gains International Recognition (13852)
Laboratory Accreditation Bureau (L-A-B) is pleased to announce that it has become a signatory to the Asia Pacific Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (APLAC) Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA) as highlighted at the recent APLAC meeting in Malaysia. As a result, L-A-B is now also recognized as a full member of the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) meaning L-A-B will recognize, and be recognized by, the other 58 ILAC signatories globally for the purposes of mutual acceptance of testing and calibration results worldwide

Rockwell Automation Enters Industrial Ethernet Switch Market, Introduces Full Portfolio of Switches and Infrastructure Products (13524)
Portfolio includes first-of-its-kind managed switch co-branded with Cisco, integrating Cisco technology and optimized for EtherNet/IP

New Laboratory Testing Website and Brochure Improve Access to Information (13491)
HATFIELD, PA, November 11, 2007 -- Laboratory Testing Inc. (LTI) recently unveiled its new company brochure and website for convenient access to information on LTI capabilities, accreditations and quality program. The 8-page, full-color brochure provides an overview of the wide-range of materials and nondestructive testing, calibration, failure analysis and specimen machining services offered by LTI. The website, http://www.labtesting.com, covers quality, service and delivery solutions that help Laboratory Testing customers reach their goals in this increasingly demanding marketplace. The website has an easy-to-navigate format and presents information by service categories, as well as by customer industries. Customers have easy-access to literature, quotes and the company's quality manual. The design of the brochure and website coordinate with a new tradeshow display created earlier this year, the first piece in LTI's new royal blue and gold "look", says Sharon Bentzley, LTI's Marketing Manager.

Pallet Handling Conveyors (13361)
Designed for multiple applications such as staging fully loaded pallets in shipping departments and assembly areas or as infeed or discharge ends of weight scales and stretch wrap machines. Moving fully loaded pallets is easy when you use these large conveyors. 2" dia., 49-1/2" 12-ga. spring-loaded rollers run on 3" centers and are set low on 7/16" hex axles. 52"W overall, 50" wide between rails. All-welded, 3-1/2" x 1", 1" thick 10-ga. channel steel frame with butt couplers. 300-lb. capacity per roller, 3,500-lb. fully supported frame capacity on the floor. If H-stands are needed, 5' centers are mandatory, call for information. Ships knocked down.

San Francisco\'s MuleSource and OpSource Announce Technology Partnership(12661)
MuleSource (www.mulesource.com) is the leading provider of open source infrastructure and integration software. Founded by the creators of the Mule project, the world\'s most reliable and widely used open source ESB and integration platform, MuleSource delivers enterprise-class support and services to the hundreds of organizations that have downloaded the open source project worldwide.

The Hard(ware) Truth About Software Deployment: Companies invest big bucks in software, but the hard truth is that software is only as good as the operator interface it’s mounted in.(12391)
Custom-developed software implementation is a painstaking and expensive undertaking, costing companies millions of dollars. Companies install process control, manufacturing execution and enterprise planning software to maintain efficient daily operations. In addition to the software itself, they invest in custom modifications, consulting hours and employee training. So, imagine investing all these resources in software that sits dormant because it isn’t easily accessible to employees. Custom software is only worth the investment if it is employed in the proper operator interface system (OIS).

Glovia Services to Close Out First Year as a Top Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) ERP Provider to Small and Midsize Manufacturers(12336)
Glovia Services has implemented a number of customers across the manufacturing, automotive and electronics industries. The company identified the needs of its customers for a complete, on-demand manufacturing application that can be quickly implemented and can scale with their business to boost overall operations and performance. Versus traditional ERP or legacy systems, SaaS ERP is transparent to customers, requiring no additional costs for upgrades or new hardware, while providing the most secure system with the latest back-ups available to keep data live and current.